Two major objectives of the Alternatives in Children's Broadcasting Project were to determine the extent of the influence of violence in children's television and to determine if children's interest in prosocial programming makes it a viable alternative to violence programming. Both adults and 8-10 year old children were surveyed about their…

"How to determine program priorities is a problem faced by every educational station in the nation. This article reports on a systematic approach to this dilemma being used in Oregon. (Editor)

Anadolu University, which has been developing constantly since it was established, has determined a new road map considering the mission and vision developed in the search conference for the purpose of AOS "2020 Future design" (17-19 April 2010). In accordance with the outcomes of this study, the following question was one of the…

A total of 699 Appalachian families with preschool children were surveyed to gather information on the availability and use of television, radio and telephone in their homes. The survey was designed to assess the practicality of using television as one of the components of the Marketable Preschool Education (MPE) Program, an extension of the…

A brief description of how the role of the studio teacher continues to be redefined.'' (Editor/AK)

Reprint from American Education, August-September 1969.

Notes that to succeed in television both the audience and what is trying to be achieved with them must be known. Also important is a knowledge of what appeals to the audience, what their needs and interests are, and how the educational objectives planned for them can connect with these characteristics. (Author/AM)

Based on the author's experiences in executive positions in both the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Independent Television (ITV), this survey offers his personal views on the purpose, achievement and shortcomings of the television industry. The history of the BBC and its commercial counterpart, ITV, is chronicled. After examining the…

A telephone survey was conducted in the TV Ontario major market areas to determine the potential for television based learning systems, which would include a television component, a variety of possible print components, and access to individual or group instruction by telephone or in person. The potential audience for a learning system of this…

ITFS IS A PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN WHICH PRESELECTED RECEIVING POINTS, LOCATED WITHIN 20 MILES FROM THE TRANSMITTER, ARE CONNECTED BY RADIO SIGNALS RATHER THAN BY CABLES. PLANNING FOR ITS USE REQUIRES CONSIDERATION OF ITS POSSIBILITIES AND ITS LIMITATIONS, ITS EFFECT UPON THE CURRICULUM AND LEARNING, DEFINITIONS OF…

A special six-program series on "American Indian Artists" was produced at KAET (Channel 8) which has studios at Arizona State University. Each program covered an artist from the Southwest, his life style, his work, and some of his heritage. (NQ)

Articles purpose is to detail what long range planning is, how it should work, how it did work in the sample stations, and why it is important. (Author)